Chapter 180 Iron Wall
Liu Yan, who is responsible for the rearguard of Jibei National Army, is not an ordinary person. In Zhou Feng's opinion, he is no less than a famous general in ancient times. He has a quiet nature, understands rewards and punishments, has both wisdom and power, and can win the hearts of soldiers.
Zhou Feng still remembers that he was his general and worked with him to wipe out the Jishui bandits. After the war, Liu Yan was given 200 pieces of steel. He said, "Those who bleed and sweat are the corporals under his command." soldiers.
This incident impressed Zhou Feng deeply. Generals who are not greedy, especially those who can share with their subordinates, are either morally reliable or able to do great things. In short, everything shows that Liu Yan is not a mortal.
Later, Zhou Feng rose through the ranks and promoted Liu Yan to the position of a general, and even introduced his daughter to him. However, this man already had a wife and was unwilling to divorce him, so he gave up, but he also valued him even more. .
But this time, Zhou Feng would not hand over the task of being the queen to Liu Yan unless it was really life-threatening. But isn't this the end of the line?
When Liu Yan received the order from the Queen, there was not much movement. After receiving the order, he prepared his troops and led the troops out of the camp.
The camp is actually not far from Wenshui River, probably only about 300 steps. But these three hundred steps turned into a chasm under the prying eyes of the Taishan Army. If there was no defensive position, no matter how many soldiers from the Jibei Kingdom came out of the stronghold, they would be hunted by Zhang Chong's cavalry.
Therefore, Liu Yan planned to directly connect the carriages to build a corridor to connect Jindu and Daying.
Tunnels are not a new thing. They were used by the Han army when Chu and Han were fighting for hegemony in Xingyang. At that time, the Han army's grain station Aocang was on the shore, and the Han soldiers were stationed in Xingyang. There was a distance in between. Every time the Han soldiers were transporting grain, they would be attacked and killed by the Chu soldiers. Later, Liu Bang built a corridor from the ferry to the city, with wooden walls on both sides to guard against the Chu army. From then on, the transportation road from Aocang to Xingyang was unimpeded. Therefore, the Han soldiers were more than a year away from Xiang Yu.
But now Liu Yan is just following the old plan of his predecessors.
But to be honest, even if this strategy has been used by predecessors, it is a kind of wisdom in itself to be able to learn from history and use it according to local conditions.
However, although Liu Yan's strategy was a good one, the problem still existed, that is, he could only build a corridor of about 200 steps in a short time.
He led 500 soldiers and 50 chariots out of the stronghold, and arranged them with four steps and one chariot. He could only take 200 steps, and the remaining 100 steps required the retreating Jibei soldiers to sprint by themselves.
But this is already the best solution, isn't it?
In this way, Liu Yan ordered ten people to push a cart with a tenth of a pound, and lined up in a long snake on the east bank of Wenshui River. They unloaded the nailed horses from the carriage and placed them in front of the carriage corridor. Then they used large iron bars to push up the forearm-long iron nails prepared in advance to lock the carts, so that fifty carts were firmly nailed to the east bank of Wenshui River.
Finally, behind each car is a flower team of ten people. There are three euphorbia soldiers in the front, three short soldiers in the back, three crossbowmen in the end, and even a general holding a flag to command Zhou Ying.
Liu Yan had already prepared these preparations in the camp before, so he quickly built the 200-meter corridor after leaving the camp.
Zhang Chong also didn't expect that he was still gathering troops here, and an iron wall was built in front of him almost in the blink of an eye. He looked at the burly generals under Liu Zi's banner and couldn't help but sigh to the generals:
"What a good general. The Han Dynasty should not be underestimated. There are so many good soldiers and good generals."
These words angered one person, none other than Qishi General Liu Ji. He was a newly surrendered general from the state of Lu. He was in his thirties, had a dark face and a beard, and looked very brave.
When the Lu State was defeated, Zhang Chong recruited more than 60 elite soldiers from the Lu State. Liu Ji was one of the skilled cavalrymen, and was captured by Zhang Chong himself. After the war, he admired Zhang Chong's martial arts and joined the Taishan Army with four cavalry companions.
A retired general like Liu Ji who first joined the army cared most about his face and was determined to make meritorious deeds. So after hearing Zhang Chong's words, Liu Ji rode out into battle without thinking. He wanted to capture the Han general himself, so that Qu Kui could see that their Lu men also had real men.
But as soon as he came out of the formation, Tian Jun in front of the formation shot Liu Ji's horse over with an arrow. Liu Ji was unprepared. He was knocked to the ground and his head was badly bruised. Then, before he could react, the guards who were chasing after him grabbed Zhang Chong's horse.
Liu Ji felt dizzy when he heard Qu Kui say:
"When he first joined the army, he didn't know the prohibitions of our army. I would not punish him without teaching him, so I sent him to the supply camp and worked for three months."
Liu Ji was then dragged down.
Liu Ji deserved his misfortune, so he joined the sudden cavalry and didn't know the rules of Zhang Chong's army. Those who act without orders will be killed, not to mention those who run directly in front of the enemy's formation without a fight, they will be shot to death.
Liu Ji met Tian Jun's kindness, so the arrow was shot on his horse, otherwise Liu Ji's death would have been in vain. Think about it, if you rush to the enemy's formation in the face of battle, those who know it think you are going to call for battle, but those who don't know think you are surrendering in front of the battle line? What's more, Liu Ji was born as a general, and even more so.
Zhang Chong established this military order not only to implement all actions and obey the command, but also to minimize the accidents of the war. In later generations, when he read military books and strategies, he often read that the defeat of An Zhongrong's army in the Five Dynasties period was because the formation at that time surrendered before the battle and morale collapsed. And Zhang Chong is just on guard against the slightest possibility.
The situation on Zhang Chong's side was also seen by Liu Yan, who was opposite. He stood on the carriage, with his eyes on all directions and his ears on all directions, ready to command the overall situation at any time.
When he saw a knight suddenly rushing out from the ground formation on the opposite side, he was still wondering. When he saw the man shot to the ground later, he guessed that there was probably a righteous man who wanted to abandon the dark side and turn to the bright side. In the end, the righteous man died, which was a pity.
Then Liu Yan stood under the military flag and shouted to the sergeants around him:
"Brothers, have you seen? Our emperor, Han Weiwei, even among the bandits, there are still loyal people. The one who just rushed out is such a loyal person. It's just a pity that he is exposed now. If he could survive in the chaos, It is the true blessing of the world to be the leader of thieves. But it doesn't matter. If a righteous man is not lucky enough to get this title, we brothers will get it. Everyone, listen to me, you can get the title immediately, but you can also win a wife and a son. Why? Brothers, isn’t it?”
Liu Yan's five hundred soldiers all shouted all day long, saying: "Yes."
These five hundred soldiers were all veterans and were raised by Liu Yan'en. They provided food and clothing for Liu Yan and supported Liu Yan very much. Therefore, after hearing Liu Yan's words to encourage the army, their morale was high. It was also at this time that the officers and soldiers of the Jibei National Army began to retreat. Under the control of Dai Qi, these people marched lightly. All the sick and wounded were abandoned by them in the camp, and they only brought one sick person, the Prime Minister of Jibei. Four people were carrying the chariot and then the army Evacuate.
As soon as Dai Qi and others left, bursts of crying, howling, and cursing could be heard in the camp. It turned out that these people were killing their sick and wounded, and they were really ruthless.
Zhang Chong saw that the remnants of Jibei's army were about to withdraw and wanted to pursue them. Zhang Chong ordered Li Bi to lead fifty cavalry to make a trial charge.
After Li Bi received the order, he took his Douchun and rode fifty cavalry on a rampage. In the end, he cut off the enemy's tail. Probably a small group of infantry were intercepted by them, and then they stabbed and killed them wantonly. Li Bi wanted to lead his men to pursue him again, but Liu Yan was shot back by the iron wall.
After three of his cavalry were killed, Li Bi withdrew with his dead brothers.
Zhang Chong nodded and did not blame Li Bi for withdrawing his troops. Because even when he looked at the car formation on the opposite side, he was frightened, which showed how well prepared the formation was. If Li Bi wanted to attack bravely because Zhang Chong was watching, then he would doubt Li Bi's ability to become a general.
But looking at it now, he is a man who knows how to advance and retreat, and is a good prospect.
After Li Bi returned to the formation, he asked the injured brother to go down and bandage his wounds quickly, and he went to Zhang Chong to apologize.
Zhang Chong tried his best and asked Li Bi what he thought of the car formation.
Li Bi replied:
"Going back to the ditch, I took my brothers to see it. This car formation is extraordinary. They are all nailed to the ground. Moreover, the soldiers behind the car are both long and short, and they have strong looks. They are veterans. I don't think this car formation can break through."< br>
Zhang Chong nodded and agreed with Li Bi's view.
On the other hand, Tian Jun heard this and said unwillingly:
"Then just watch these remnant soldiers leave? The backbone of these generals are still there. As long as they go back and repair themselves, they will be able to reorganize the army and fight again. Then it will become a problem for us in the north."
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After hearing this, Zhang Chong laughed loudly, pointed at the donkey and horse team behind him, and said with a smile:
"I have made a plan to defeat this thief, and this is all I need."
Tian Jun saw the bundles of arrows carried by the donkey and horse teams, and immediately understood what Zhang Chong meant.
They boasted that they defeated the Lu soldiers and captured the mountains and mountains, but they could not take them away. In the end, they only took away all the arrows of the Lu soldiers and 200 mules and horses. There are nine hundred and forty bundles of these arrows in total, with twenty arrows in each bundle.
The key to breaking through the iron wall in front is these 640 bundles of arrows.
When Dian Wei and other three generals arrived at the battlefield, they received Zhang Chong's military order and ordered him to immediately occupy the military stronghold left by the enemy and then listen to the military order. Dian Wei, who had been holding back his anger for a long time, personally put on his armor and took generals Zhao Chong and Wang Han. Without any effort, he occupied the military stronghold left by the Jibei Kingdom, killed twenty thieves, and rescued a hundred people from these people. There are many disabled soldiers from Jibei Kingdom.
Those wounded soldiers never imagined that the enemy would be the one who saved them in the end.
Zhang Chong divided the eight hundred cavalry into twenty cavalry teams and lined them up along the east side of Wenshui River. Then each of them brought a bundle of arrows and stepped forward one after another to fire arrows at the enemy's iron wall alternately.
Just like this, on this narrow river beach, in just a short moment, Zhang Chong's cavalry fired 16,000 arrows. This is so cruel and arrogant.
The Jibei soldiers behind the carriage were suffering from the arrows. This moment turned out to be so long.
Liu Yan, who was under the big banner, received the most arrows, but fortunately his guards were well covered with large rafts. Except for the three arrows hanging on his armor, Liu Yan was not seriously injured.
He asked the guard who had just returned:
"You go and receive the order. How long does the Chinese Army want us to hold on?"
The guard's face was bloodless, and he said tremblingly:
"Chinese military order: Our army is ordered to continue to hold fast and not to take a step back, otherwise all officials and soldiers will be killed."
After hearing this, Liu Yan, no matter how determined he was, cursed:
"Hot girl's."
(End of chapter)